Tel2010

Thank you very much Hal I currently thinking through something similar into a four foot footprint. It made its first appearance at last years Bridlington model railway show and went down well,to my suprise . Tel

Hope you feeling better soon,i know first hand how fibromyalgia affects you as my wife has it and me to a lesser degree.certainly stops you doing the things you want to get done.

tel

Thanks 18B

Alas ive not got any shots of it working ,something been meaning to get around to do for a while,infact its not been run for over a year as ive been busy building a roundy roundy.(must update that blog too).Only problem ive had with it was the couplings,but i have one or two fixs to try to remedy that.

When i get the chance i will post some updated pixs

Tel

I do like that tunnel mouth, it is very convincing I can't believe it is just printed card. I would appreciate some more info on that item if you can find the time to explain further. cheers! Frank

Hi Frank

Thank you for your nice comments, here's a little bit more info about it as requested.

The tunnel is 2mm card base, i used a old plastic tunnel mouth for template of the opening.

i cut two of these, one for back.It was covered in scalescene's random ashlar paper.

The wings are from the bridge abutment kit form same company, slightly shortened.I already had these from previous project.i did add supports behind from card scrap laying at 10 degree angle since wont be attached to back.

The pillars are from balsa wood. the raise stone above opening and capping stones from lolly pop sticks and wood coffee stirrers from a certain Mr Mcdonold. the cap stone papers are off the abutment kit. The quoin stones from tunnel mouth are from windows and arches kit in stone,though had to fiddle about bit and half cut both sides,so could fold around arch.

The tunnel wall is just cereal box cut bent in to arch and marked off for length.

I used a combination of glue stick and pva glues to put it all together.

I print out on matt photo paper.

All i need to do now is use some artist's chalk to tone it down and lightly weather it,then give it a coat of matt varnish or fixative.

Scalescene's do do a tunnel portal but since only usde bridge abutment kit once before, and had other papers,seemed a waist not to utilise them again.

The beauty of these kits is you can print off as many as you like.

Hope this gives you a better idea how it was done,feel free to ask again about anything not sure about.

If you look at the card modeling section you will see some of the outstanding models others have built with scalescene kits and papers

http://www.rmweb.co....odelling-forum/

Once i get it planted will post some more photos.

Tel

Nice to see the cat had the right idea to find some where warm for a snooze. Terry

Thanks Terry lol, but its actualy a stuffed toy !,but real cat occasionally head butts it out way ,darnt tell him the fire only a fan heater and don't get hot ;o)

Tel

i agree, looking very nice indeed

tel

looks very atmospheric,a lovely bit of modelling

Tel

Looks really great, you can smell it from here

Yes a lovely piece of modeling,well done

Tel

Yes a lot easier to thread before planting,found that out the hard way lol.I left wire over long then tensioned it once posts fixed into position.

I used beading wire which i touched up with paint once tensioned.

Yours looking good though )

Hi Missy

It dont look that bad,it really doesn't,you cut wood nice and square with no gaps.

Terry

I 2nd that great idea,layout looking great too

Hi Adrian

Nice website and layout.

If you look in the forum tab ,in the forum help,down page you will find RMweb Transfer Utiliy

It works ok if you follow the included tutorial

terry

Hi Dave

I transferred my stuff over from the old forum,and even though put a entry stating its all on the new site,i have still had a good few comments left there.,since doing so.

On here peoplekeep having a look,but no comments yet, is it that people prefer the old site !

I know im new to blogs and just about got my head round this site now.guess people will slowly come round to using it,eventually.

terry

Hi

nice little tutorial,thanks

On a couple of low relief industrial workshops i built i found some suitable photos of engineering workshop backgrounds and printed them out,i used acrylic paints to blend the floor colour into background ,as the doors are open.i also printed out a couple of details like tool cupboards and coat lockers,stuck to card and cut out.These where glued just in front of background to give a little extra details.For weathering the brickwork i use grated artist pastal.Just lightly brush on the dust.

Regards

Terry

My link Stooperdale a layout in a boxfile

Thats a very neat way of doing it.

For inlayed track on my small layout,i used tile grout,worked great didnt shrink and sanded snooth.I had to scribed the grooves in for track.

It was layed on a bed of cardboard over sleepers coated with PVA glue.

When i get to do my next layout i and there's inlaid track i would certainly give your method a bash.Great Stuff

terry